known

CEFRA2

/nəʊn/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Recognized, familiar, or understood by people.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Accepted, familiar, researched.

Examples

  • A known mistake is better than an unknown truth.

  • Seals have been known to exhibit aggressive behaviour towards swimmers.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈnɐʉ.wən/
  • /naːn/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Any fact or situation which is known or familiar.

  2. Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A constant or variable the value of which is already determined.

More examples

In context

  • Seeing that you're not surprised, I think you must have known.

  • At the time, Einstein's theory was unknown to most other scientists.

  • You have to tell the knowns from the unknowns.

Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwen (past participle). Morphologically know + -n.